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Gender symbol

A gender symbol can be one of the many symbols used to denote the gender of a life form.

Their Origins

All the gender symbols come from those of our Solar System's planets.

Standard Gender Symbols


From the symbol of Venus (Unicode: ♀). The symbol for a female organism.



From the symbol of Mars (Unicode: ♂). The symbol for a male organism.



From the symbol of Mercury (Unicode: ☿). The symbol for an intersexual or transgender organism.



From the symbol of Sagittarius (Unicode: ♐). The symbol for an unknown gendered organism.



From the symbol of Earth (Unicode: ♁). For generally everything of Earth; anonymous.



From the female and male symbols. Anonymous; intersexual or transgender.


Religious Gender Symbols


From the symbol of the Sun (Unicode: ☉). The symbol for the higher power in some practices.



From the symbol of Neptune (Unicode: ♆). The symbol for the embodiment of evil in some practices.



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